Florida recorded 14 new deaths Monday from the novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide death toll past 1,800.
The new deaths come after the state last week recorded its most deadly week to date, averaging more than four dozen newly reported coronavirus deaths a day.
Barber shops, hair salons and nail salons were allowed to reopen Monday for the first time since the statewide shutdown. It’s the latest step in Florida’s path toward restarting the economy, which began last week when Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed restaurants, non-essential businesses and beaches to open.
As Florida begins week two of its reopening, here are the latest numbers on the virus across the state and Tampa Bay.
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The statewide picture
Florida added 386 confirmed cases of the coronavirus Monday. The overall statewide count stands at 40,982.
In a story about new coronavirus cases and deaths Sunday, the Tampa Bay Times included only Florida resident deaths in a published total of 1,721. But the state also has recorded 70 deaths among people who aren’t considered residents.
The state’s public-facing dashboard and a daily report with the latest coronavirus numbers only include death statistics for Floridians, but non-resident deaths are tracked in the underlying data.
The Times has reported non-resident deaths in its daily totals since the information first became available. With the addition of 14 new deaths Monday, the state’s death toll is 1,805.
Reports of new deaths generally drop significantly on Sundays and Mondays before rebounding on Tuesdays. The low reported deaths so far this week don’t necessarily indicate an improving trend.
Nearly 40 percent of coronavirus deaths statewide are now attributed to either residents or staff of long-term care facilities.
That number has been increasing over the past week, rising to 714 confirmed fatalities Monday, according to a state list tracking the deaths by county.
To date, 7,458 people in Florida have been hospitalized at some point due to the virus. That count could include people who have recovered or died.
At the end of April, new reported infections across the state began growing at a relatively flat rate, rather than declining. The trend so far has continued into early May.
A Times analysis found that Floridians likely slowed the spread of the virus early on by staying home before government officials ordered them to do so. The data did show, however, an uptick in movement in the second half of April.
Experts have recommended widespread testing in the state as places reopen, and DeSantis has said increasing testing is part of his plan.
As of Monday, 561,741 people in Florida have been tested for the virus, or roughly 2.6 percent of the overall population.
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The latest in Tampa Bay
The broader Tampa Bay region on Monday recorded two new deaths related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
They were: an 87-year-old woman in Hillsborough County and a 91-year-old man in Pinellas.
New deaths don’t necessarily mean the people died Monday. Rather, Monday is the first time the state reported their deaths publicly.
The counties that make up the greater Tampa Bay area — Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk — together have tallied 238 deaths. Across Tampa Bay, at least 130 deaths have been tied to long-term care centers, according to state figures.
Since the outbreak began, 1,057 people have been hospitalized in the region with the virus.
The region added 61 confirmed cases Monday.
As of latest counts, Hillsborough had 1,448 cases and 41 deaths; Pinellas had 876 cases and 62 deaths; Manatee had 783 cases and 75 deaths; Polk had 655 cases and 33 deaths; Pasco had 300 cases and 10 deaths; Citrus had 106 cases and 11 deaths; and Hernando had 101 cases and six deaths.
Times staff writer Langston Taylor contributed to this report.
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